Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary by-elections in Great Britain

The following sections provide guidance on postal voting and the processes involved.

The guidance covers:

• Who can apply to vote by post
• What is contained in postal ballot packs
• The opening of postal votes and who can attend
• The postal vote opening process
• The appointment of postal voting agents and their role
• your duty to maintain secrecy during postal vote opening sessions, the Code of conduct for campaigners in Great Britain and restrictions for campaigners around postal vote opening